THE INDEX

Every paper we have read

Each one summarised from the full article, not its abstract, and kept only if it speaks to physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology or nursing. Newest first.

35,183 PAPERS · PAGE 541 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPQualitative2024'I'm not just being difficult . . . I'm finding it difficult': A qualitative approach to understanding experiences of autistic parents when interacting with statutory services regarding their autistic child.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic parents described statutory services as an unjust system that forced them to fight for support, damaging their mental health. They felt dismissed by professionals who used stigmatising language or lacked autism training, making disclosure of their own diagnosis risky.
• PTSurvey2024Spinal manipulation and mobilisation among infants, children, and adolescents: an international Delphi survey of expert physiotherapists.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapyExpert physiotherapists reached consensus that spinal manipulation is not appropriate for infants and most children, and that mobilisation is not appropriate for most conditions in infants. Mobilisation was considered appropriate for joint pain, hypomobility, and muscle stiffness in children and adolescents.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2024Telerehabilitation in Physical Therapist Practice: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association.Physical therapyTelerehabilitation matches in-person care for patient satisfaction and often improves attendance. It is safe with low adverse event rates. However, evidence for diagnostic accuracy and physical outcomes is weak or inconsistent, and cost savings depend heavily on patient travel distance.
• PTOther2024Gaining Ground.International journal of sports physical therapyThis article is an opinion piece on hybrid healthcare models in South Africa. It offers no clinical data or study results, so there is nothing here to change your practice on.
• PTOTOther2024Performance of Dietary Behaviors in Chronic Community-Dwelling Stroke Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Study.Occupational therapy in health careStroke survivors rate dietary tasks as highly important but perform them less often and need assistance. Rehabilitation training on meal preparation and shopping is often insufficient. Survivors rely on adaptive equipment and strategies, though many find these underutilized or hard to access.
• PTOTCohort2024Psychosocial reintegration post-traumatic spinal cord injury in Rwanda: An exploratory study.The South African journal of physiotherapyTraumatic spinal cord injury survivors in Rwanda reported poor community reintegration. Men and those with paraplegia fared better than women and those with tetraplegia. These findings highlight the need for rehabilitation services that address gender-specific barriers and support those with higher-level injuries.
• PTCohort2024Asymmetric running is associated with pain during outdoor running in individuals with Achilles tendinopathy in the return-to-sport phase.Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports MedicineRunners with Achilles pain who shifted load to the healthy leg reported more pain, especially on consecutive run days. However, the total number of runs over two weeks did not worsen symptoms. Recovery days may help manage pain, but run frequency itself was not harmful.
• PTOther2024Analysis of windlass mechanism according to one walking cycle.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe foot arch was lowest near 50% of walking, when ankle dorsiflexion, ankle plantarflexion moment, and forward body weight peaked. It rose highest at 62%, as stance ended with little toe contact. A previously unreported arch spike appeared at 69% in swing.
• SLPOther2024Alpha-Band Dynamics of Hearing Aid Wearers Performing the Repeat-Recall Test (RRT).Trends in hearingBrain activity patterns matched patients' self-reported listening effort, validating the Repeat-Recall Test. Adding a memory task made listening feel harder without reducing speech understanding. Clinicians can trust patient effort ratings as a separate, valid measure of listening difficulty.
• PTRCT2024Handcycling with concurrent lower body low-frequency electromyostimulation significantly increases acute oxygen uptake in elite wheelchair basketball players: an acute crossover trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicineHandcycling with low-frequency leg electrical stimulation raised oxygen uptake in elite wheelchair basketball players. This was an acute effect only, so it does not show improved fitness or training benefit.
• PTOTCohort2024Characterizing ambulatory function in children with PPP2R5D-related neurodevelopmental disorder.Gait & postureChildren and adults with PPP2R5D-related disorder walk slower and with a wider base of support than peers. They increase speed by lengthening steps rather than stepping faster, suggesting balance deficits limit how they adapt to walking demands.
• OTSLPCohort2024Social motivation by self- and caregiver-report: Reporter concordance and social correlates among autistic and neurotypical youth.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic children’s self-reports of social motivation matched their actual social skills better than caregiver reports did. Caregivers and children disagreed specifically about motivation with peers, suggesting clinicians should ask the child directly rather than relying solely on parent observation.
• SLPOther2024Combining Cardiovascular and Pupil Features Using k-Nearest Neighbor Classifiers to Assess Task Demand, Social Context, and Sentence Accuracy During Listening.Trends in hearingPhysiological data can predict whether a hearing aid user feels observed, but only if the algorithm is trained on that specific person. Group-wide models failed to predict listening effort or accuracy for new users, meaning current generic diagnostic tools cannot yet identify these states.
• SLPOther2024Spatial Release From Masking With Bilateral Bone Conduction Stimulation at Mastoid for Normal Hearing Subjects.Trends in hearingNormal-hearing listeners understood Mandarin sentences better when masking noise was moved away from the target. Bone conduction at the mastoid produced spatial benefit, but less than air conduction, and needed at least 10 degrees.
• Narrative Review2024The devil is in the details: Advancing our collective understanding of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research
• SLPNarrative Review2024A Longitudinal Framework to Describe the Relation Between Age-Related Hearing Loss and Social Isolation.Trends in hearingThis paper proposes a three-stage framework for how hearing loss might lead to social isolation: within-situation disengagement, social withdrawal, and finally social isolation. It is a theoretical review with no new patient data or tested interventions.
• PTOTCohort2024Physical strain of walking in people with neuromuscular diseases is high and relates to step activity in daily life.Journal of rehabilitation medicineFor people with neuromuscular diseases, comfortable walking uses about 73% of their peak capacity, far higher than the 34–49% seen in healthy adults. This high strain was linked to fewer daily steps, but not to less time spent in moderate-to-vigorous activity.
• PTCohort2024Longitudinal caregiver-reported motor development in infants born at term and preterm.Developmental medicine and child neurologyCaregiver ratings showed infants born preterm scored higher on motor items at the newborn assessment, then lower than infants born at term at 6, 9, and 12 months. Preterm assessments used corrected age.
• OTOther2023Review and Consultations of Canadian Financial Education Programs for Individuals with Disabilities.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieMost Canadian financial education programs for people with disabilities are hard-to-read online guides about tax credits, not interactive coaching. Few programs address broader financial skills or support therapists. Clinicians should refer patients to specialized services that offer one-on-one help, not just web information.
• OTOther2023Rapid Reviews to Support Practice: A Guide for Professional Organization Practice Networks.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieNo patient outcomes or completed review results are reported. This paper is a guide for occupational therapy networks to run rapid reviews.
• OTSLPPilot2023A Unique Clinical Tool for the Evaluation of Oral Feeding Skills in Infants.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieIn 16 premature infants, adding a nipple monitoring device to bottle feeds did not change feed duration, intake volume, or rate of transfer compared with feeds without it, and no adverse events occurred.
• OTSLPCohort2023Distinct neurocognitive profiles and clinical phenotypes associated with copy number variation at the 22q11.2 locus.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchPeople with a 22q11.2 deletion made more cognitive errors but responded faster than those with a duplication. The duplication group was slower across all tasks. Speed, not accuracy, best distinguished the two genetic groups and correlated with social functioning in the duplication carriers.
• PTOTCohort2024Factors associated with independent ambulation at 3 months after putaminal hemorrhage: an observational study.Journal of physical therapy scienceThree months after putaminal hemorrhage, hip movement ability, cognitive score, and ventricular rupture predicted independent walking. A hemiplegia grade of 6 or higher was the strongest predictor, with 100% specificity for ambulation.
• SLPNarrative Review2024A call for linguistic and culturally congruent family-centred early hearing detection and intervention programmes in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsThis commentary argues that early hearing detection programmes in South Africa must be linguistically and culturally congruent and family-centred to improve access. It proposes a framework but reports no original data or outcomes.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2024Social motor synchrony in autism spectrum conditions: A systematic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic people showed lower movement synchrony than non-autistic pairs in most tasks. Differences were largest when tasks required intentional coordination or unfamiliar partners. Synchrony increased over time in rhythmic therapy when the same therapist and child worked together.
• PTPilot2024A backward cycling programme for people with Parkinson's disease: a feasibility and preliminary results study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineTwenty-two people with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease completed a six-week backward cycling programme. They showed improvements in backward stepping responses, gait velocity, and balance. However, the study lacked a control group, so these changes cannot be definitively attributed to the intervention.
• SLPCohort2024Speech-Language Outcomes in the COVID-19 Milieu for Multilingual Jamaican Preschoolers and Considerations for Telepractice Assessments.American journal of speech-language pathologyTelepractice assessments for multilingual Jamaican preschoolers showed mixed stability. Parent reports remained reliable, but intelligibility ratings lost correlation in children with speech disorders. Production scores appeared higher during the pandemic, though poor internet access may have skewed results. Caution is needed when interpreting data from low-resource settings.
• SLPOther2024Verb Vocabulary Supports Event Probability Use in Developmental Language Disorder.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRChildren with DLD understood reversible passives less accurately than peers. They used verb-based expectations when grammar cues were close to the verb, but became confused when the by phrase was distant. Knowing the verb better helped both groups.
• SLPPilot2024Swallowing and feeding of young children on high-flow oxygen therapy.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsMost young children on high-flow oxygen tolerated pureed and semi-solid foods safely. Thin liquids triggered coughing and aspiration signs in four children. Chewing was often too tiring. Start with thicker textures and monitor closely, as this small study cannot prove safety for all patients.
• PTOTRCT2024Diaphragmatic strengthening exercises for patients with post COVID-19 condition after mild-to-moderate acute COVID-19 infection: a randomized controlled study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineAdding 8 weeks of incentive spirometry or diaphragmatic breathing to standard care improved breathlessness in post-COVID patients with diaphragm dysfunction. Incentive spirometry yielded better walking distance and diaphragm thickness than breathing exercises.
• OTQualitative2024MeTooOT: Sexual Harassment Experiences of Occupational Therapy Academics and Recommendations for Systemic Change.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthFemale occupational therapy academics described sexual harassment as escalating from blurred boundaries to severe personal and professional penalties, while perpetrators faced minimal consequences. Participants cited fear of retaliation and a lack of supportive reporting systems as primary reasons for silence.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Slower pace in early walking onset is related to communication, motor skills, and adaptive function in autistic toddlers.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic toddlers walked slower than peers even when matched for age and ability. Slower walking speed was linked to lower scores in communication, daily living skills, and motor function. Clinicians should assess gait quality, not just the age walking started, as delayed onset is not required for motor differences.
• SLPQualitative2024Who really decides? Feeding decisions 'made' by caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsCaregivers described doctors telling them what to do, and speech therapists supporting decisions already made. Extended family, God, money, transport, food and water shaped PEG feeding choices. These were experiences, not evidence that a method works.
• SLPSystematic Review2024Applications of Grounded Theory Methodology to Investigate Hearing Loss: A Methodological Qualitative Systematic Review With Developed Guidelines.Ear and hearingMost hearing loss studies using grounded theory failed to follow the method's core rules. Many did not create new theories, lacked theoretical sampling, or had small samples. The review proposes new guidelines to help researchers apply this method correctly.
• OTPilot2024Enabling People With Intellectual and Sensory Disabilities to Trigger a Tablet's Delivery of Task Instructions by Walking to the Tablet: Proof-of-Concept Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies6 adults with intellectual and sensory disabilities performed near or above 11.5 of 12 correct steps per session with a combined camera-triggered tablet system using pictures, verbal phrases, positive feedback, praise words and videos.
• PTPilot2024Effectiveness of palpation technique training and practice using a muscle-nodule-palpation simulator.Journal of physical therapy scienceStudents trained with a transparent muscle-nodule simulator improved their ability to locate embedded nodules compared to controls. However, they did not improve at identifying the nodule's direction. The simulator helps teach tactile recognition of lumps but not orientation.
• PTOther2024Proposals for talonavicular joint assessment using ultrasound imaging and its reliability and validity.Journal of physical therapy scienceUltrasound imaging reliably detects talonavicular joint changes under load in healthy adults, correlating moderately with X-ray. Unlike common clinical measures, it specifically tracks joint mobility, offering a non-radiation alternative for assessing foot deformity mechanics.
• PTOther2024Sound source localization in blind soccer: differences between sighted and visually impaired players.Journal of physical therapy scienceVisually impaired soccer players pressed the switch closer to the ball's arrival than sighted players did, even at high speeds. However, the impaired group were experienced players while the sighted group were novices. The difference cannot be separated from their training.
• SLPQualitative2024Help-seeking journey to accessing audiology services in a peri-urban community in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsMost adults with hearing loss in this South African community took long, complex journeys to reach an audiologist, often visiting multiple providers and relying on social networks. Only a quarter accessed care quickly, frequently due to existing relationships or direct knowledge of services.
• OTSurvey2023An Exploratory Study: Undergraduates' Perspectives on how Threshold Concepts Influence Professional Identity.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieFinal-year OT students valued client-centred and occupation-based practice but felt unsure about clinical reasoning and theory. Placements were key to linking these concepts to professional identity, though students struggled to apply them when workplace culture differed.
• OTOther2023Revisiting the Do-Live-Well Health Promotion Framework: A Citation Content Analysis.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieOnly 17 published works applied the Do-Live-Well framework between 2017 and 2022. Most used it as a theoretical lens for qualitative research rather than a clinical tool. Adoption remains limited primarily to occupational therapy circles in Canada and the United States.
• OTCase-Control2023Mediated Online Awareness Among Adolescents With and Without ADHD: Using the Occupational Performance Experience Analysis (OPEA).OTJR : occupation, participation and healthAdolescents with ADHD gave shorter, less coherent descriptions of recent tasks than peers without ADHD. A brief guided questioning session improved the time-ordering and coherence of their descriptions, but did not change the main actions they reported.
• PTOTSLPPilot2023Feasibility of Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Veterans Managing Chronic Pain.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieVeterans with chronic pain who completed a 12-week mindfulness program reported less catastrophic thinking about their pain, but their actual pain intensity scores did not significantly decrease. High dropout rates and the lack of a control group mean these results are preliminary and cannot confirm the program works.
• SLPOther2023Development and validation of an Arabic language eye-tracking paradigm for the early screening and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in Qatar.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn 240 Qatari children, an Arabic eye-tracking risk index showed good differentiation of ASD from controls. It was related to parent-reported symptoms but not to observed severity, so it may support screening, not replace diagnosis.
• OTSurvey2023Profiling the Research Activities of Canadian Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science Faculty Members.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieCanadian occupational therapy faculty reported studying participation, adults, and urban settings, mostly qualitatively. Federal and provincial grants were the largest funding sources. This maps research activities, not patient outcomes.
• OTProtocol2023Efficacy and Feasibility of the CO-OP Approach in Parkinson's Disease: RCT Study Protocol.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieNo participant outcomes are reported, so there is nothing here to change practice on.
• OTOther2023Exploring the multidimensional nature of repetitive and restricted behaviors and interests (RRBI) in autism: neuroanatomical correlates and clinical implications.Molecular autismRepetitive behaviors in autism fell into three clusters: motor/sensory, rigidity/ordering, and OCD-like symptoms. Brain-volume links did not hold up after the authors' checks, so they do not yet guide therapy.
• PTCase Series2024Time synchronization between parietal-frontocentral connectivity with MRCP and gait in post-stroke bipedal tasks.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn ten post-stroke patients, brain connectivity measured by EEG changed around voluntary knee movement and could classify left or right foot intent with 75.1% accuracy in a 200 ms window before movement started.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024A profile of spatial abilities in people with Down syndrome.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRPeople with Down syndrome showed uneven spatial abilities compared to ability-matched children. They struggled significantly with understanding horizontality and verticality, and with mentally rotating objects. However, their skills in recognizing static shapes and taking visual perspectives were similar to their matched peers.
• PTOther2024Novel wireless laser doppler flowmeter-based investigation of earlobe vascular dynamics in cardiopulmonary exercise testing.Journal of physical therapy scienceEarlobe blood flow rose sharply during intense cycling, reaching 1.7 times resting levels at peak effort. This change occurred earlier than the metabolic threshold for fatigue. The pattern offers a potential way to spot circulation problems in heart patients, but only healthy young men were tested here.